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<journal-id>2218-3620</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Universidad y Sociedad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Universidad y Sociedad]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2218-3620</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial "Universo Sur"]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2218-36202021000500339</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Principal starting points and conceptual views in the geopolitics of Azerbaijan]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Principales puntos de partida y vistas conceptuales en la geopolítica de Azerbaiyán]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nabiyev]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Bakhtiyar]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Baku State University  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Azerbaijan</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>13</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>339</fpage>
<lpage>344</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2218-36202021000500339&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2218-36202021000500339&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2218-36202021000500339&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Geopolitics is a method of studying foreign policy to understand, explain and predict international political behavior through geographic variables. At present, this field of political science has gained special relevance since it is almost impossible to dissociate spatial-temporal relations from the development of states. The aim of this article is to discuss the main points and conceptual views of the geopolitical context of Azerbaijan. For this, the main research methods used were document analysis and historical analysis. The work identifies the main strengths and geopolitical risks of Azerbaijan as well as the historical factors that conditioned the emergence of the nation as one of the main actors in the Caucasus region. It is considered then that the implementation of the regional leadership of Azerbaijan should be carried out taking into account the following general principles: 1) disturbances in the balance of internal and external activities should not be allowed, 2) the mechanisms to regulate the application of interests Geopolitical activities must be adjusted to the international situation and to the practice of world powers, 3) the structure of activities must conform to the national potential of the country, internal needs and advantages in international processes. For this, the establishment of objectives must be conditioned by efficiency and the logic of need.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La geopolítica es un método de estudio de la política exterior para entender, explicar y predecir el comportamiento político internacional a través de variables geográficas. En la actualidad este campo de las ciencias políticas ha ganado especial relevancia dado que es casi imposible desvincular las relaciones espacio-temporales del desarrollo de los estados. El objetivo de este artículo es discutir los principales puntos y visiones conceptuales del contexto geopolítico de Azerbaiyán. Para esto, los principales métodos de investigación usados fueron el análisis de documentos y el análisis histórico. En el trabajo se identifican las principales fortalezas y riesgos geopolíticos de Azerbaiyán así como los factores históricos que condicionaron el surgimiento de la nación como uno de los principales actores de la región del Cáucaso. Se considera entonces que la aplicación del liderazgo regional de Azerbaiyán debe llevarse a cabo teniendo en cuenta los siguientes principios generales: 1) no deben permitirse perturbaciones en el equilibrio de las actividades internas y externas, 2) los mecanismos para regular la aplicación de los intereses geopolíticos deben ajustarse a la situación internacional y a la práctica de las potencias mundiales, 3) la estructura de las actividades deben conformarse de acuerdo con el potencial nacional del país, las necesidades internas y las ventajas en los procesos internacionales. Para esto el establecimiento de objetivos debe estar condicionado por la eficiencia y la lógica de la necesidad.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[national interests]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[intereses nacionales]]></kwd>
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